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Originally Posted by kane
I didn't see the debate so I can't speak to this particular situation, but I disagree that the moderator shouldn't engage with them. If the moderator knows they are lying, he/she should point that out. If Trump claims he never blamed global warming on the Chinese, the moderator should be able to pull out his tweet that shows he in fact did just that.
It's one thing to show bias and only go after one person or to ask questions that clearly favor one person over the other, but the people want answers and reality, they don't want to just be lied to for 90 minutes.
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I think you missed Debate 101.
"The role of the moderator is the ask questions and allow the nominees to respond and debate. He or she is also there to control the flow and make sure the candidates stay within time limits and also make sure the debate flows properly. The moderator is not there to do the debating. They are not there to ask gotcha questions. They are supposed to be impartial in their questions. By these standards, Holt failed miserably. He fell into the Democrat's trap where they called on him to be a fact checker, which has never been the role of the moderator. He should not have been arguing and debating Trump himself. If Hillary did not have a comeback for his answer about the Iraq war, then he should have moved on. I really wanted him to succeed as I think Holt is a good man, but he simply did a poor job. Too bad he didn't do his own debate prep and watch a few Jim Lehr moderated debates."